Core Decorum: Media

At the University of Dallas, freshmen who have barely shucked off their high school attitudes along with their teenage set of caps and gowns find themselves presented with a poem that casts them back...

Why you should take Lit Trad IV

To journey with Ishmael, or not to journey with Ishmael, that is the question. Unlike the other Core classes, Literary Tradition IV is, for many University of Dallas students, an elective. For any student whose...

Departmental divisions and rivalries

Many people do not go around looking for trouble. But I do, and this past week I went around looking specifically for wars, rivalries and enmities between departments on this peaceful campus. What does an...

What are we doing here at UD?

At the University of Dallas, it is contentious to propose the addition of new books to our already extensive Core curriculum. In light of this, I unabashedly propose the addition of a contemporary, liberal Protestant...
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Guest speaker unpacks gender, dependence

Last Wednesday, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk spoke about gender identity in a lecture titled “Gender Identity: True and False.” In the lecture, Pakaluk, a professor of economics at the Catholic University of America, defined true...

Core Decorum: Work

In life, there really are no destinations. The moment you reach one place, you think fondly of where have you just been or where you’d rather be. The same is true of all our...

Proposed changes in Haggar

An argument for the Cap Bar is fundamentally an argument for conversation. In my opinion, this is the only thing that truly matters about the Cap Bar. One can lament changes to the cold...

Is Ring by Spring getting a bad rap?

Spring semester, senior year: a time where we have our last chance as underclassmen to commit ourselves to our studies, our friends, our faith and for some to each other for a lifetime. That’s...

Why are most Christian movies critical failures?

There appears to be a nearly uncrossable rift between Christian viewers and film critics when it comes to judging whether a Christian film is good or bad. Most Christians are confused why this is,...

Core Decorum: Tradition

We only have one life to live, and each day seems shorter than the last. No matter how much one tries to fit into a month, a week or a decade there are physical...

Word for word; sense for sense

I am a wandering poet, which is a kind way of saying a bum. Currently traveling around the country with no clear plan, I found myself in Irving on the invitation of University of Dallas...

Concerns with student judiciary branch

Student Government, as many of you know, is considering adding a judiciary branch which will be in charge of deciding “appropriate sanctions” for lesser conduct violations, such as alcohol consumption, drugs and open house...

Proposed tariffs hurt us and you

Here at The University News, we try to focus on issues that directly affect our community, more than national politics. But sometimes we suffer from seemingly unrelated events and need the community to help...

Opening gender discussions

Recently, at both the University of Dallas and in the general discourse throughout the country, there has been a focus on gender. This semester alone has seen two lectures on the subject, and we...

What’s next for UD?

Twenty years ago, as a member of the class of 1991, I attended an alumni event in Houston where the new president of the University of Dallas, Monsignor Milam Joseph, addressed issues with the...